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CtlTlaEROtJ Methodisl: (Wesley) Church Cli^eipe SUNDAYS JULY 13lh, i 1941 MOllNmp at 9-30 (in the New Room). I COMMtJNION S^ERVicE conducted, by Rev.. GsC|oudesl^y Shovel.;.


! Morning Service at 10-30; Eyeiiliig Service At 6-() p.m. Preacher.: R


'.G.<OF NOTTINGHAM.


afternoon Teachers


RE-UNIUn of Past and Prtsfent Scholar^, and Friends, at 1-30, in the, Schoolroom.


At 2 -4 In THE 'CHAPEL, a PLAT, entitled:


“ THE ' ST6RY OF JOSEPH,” by J. E. EAGLES, will be presented by the Scholars. Chairman : Miss Alice Jackson.


SDeclal’Singing' by‘ Beginners, Primary. Junior and Intermediate ^


i .li I Scholars. 1 :


MONDAY EVENING, Jnly ll4th, at 7-30, the REV. G. OSepRNE GREGORY win give a LECTURE in the Schoolroom, lentltjed;


‘‘ THE PROBLEM OF POWER.”


Musical Items by the WESLEY AlALE VOICE CHOIR. , Chairman: MR. L ENTWISTI^, of Clltheroe.


Gongregaticinjl Ghnrcli I WADDINGTON ANISUAL


FLOWEI^ DAY, 6-0


MEMBERS. j p.m.. Duets


: Preacher:; REV. j ; A


Gifts of . ;Fio(vers Saturday,


30-8-30.


SINCLAIR. received


2-15 p.ra. SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICE, PBESENTAMONi of challenge SHIELD and DISTRIBUTION of EXAMINA­ TION awards. Mr. J. R


Eccles; Dlstri| Chalrm^^^ Rev. G.-


Moor


SUNDAY N Preacher at


REV. J . E. Breaker!


SERVICE: in Story-Sermon,


SOUTHERN.^ Miss B; Dugn^ic.


Solo, Lessons and by Y.W.L.


&JNIE SCHC FIELD and; OLIVE


by MESDAMES Lesson Reader,


;


MitOR’S POSTBAG ^[o t ^peace’


.WAR.^:;;


. Biiepare Qur^'elvSd .tO: win the;,PPace. ; At present, the majority of our pro-1 Itive ' factdrles are, making the I


.ilMr^-Whilst 'SreRritish.^eiwb^ Ihgl hard to 'vrih. the wan. 'wh must


• priholple and Encouraged to eani a vvdrklilg’'profit or there will be no


'i


'Bicjwnhlll, Blackburn. ■ ‘ '- ••


'■ ECOli^MicS'.,..


•iGdbrge uhderstalid propaganda, v I thought there were; various schools :or theories of economics, but accord-; 'ink to “Very Modernt” there. Is one. scRbol only-that, of Henry Qeorge|


Ln^Your Post-bag last ^week! shoWed that'the disciples of Henry


'admit there are various theories. ^ In'isuggesthm ;that the different


-a n d that as “ its theories are inf ■accordance with natural ■ _ laws . :(whatever they.. may be) . • there; calnilot be differencGS of!opinion, although Mr.; Weller appears, to.


thMries'shottld'be studied, Tantlcl:- pdted flehry George’s ,Would; be nbluded-and that students would jaljie to .form their own.coiiclu--,


I mons on behalf of the Sunday: I School, held at the Methodist: Church, on Sunday. The, Rev. S. A.j West, of Blackburn, was the; special! '


' ANNIVERSABY.rmood. congrega­ tions assembled at the annual ser-i


.TTiere was h-pro^sslon,'


•singing was-a feature of the ser-l vices. The choir’s contribution was the aiithenl, "Abide with me,” with solo by Miss E. Aitham. Miss Speak-; nian was at thalorgan:’. The collec­ tions amounted to. about £30.,


wreath was placed on the Cenotaph by the Sunshine Band. IHearty


, Ellen Bainbrldge, wife of; the late PMr. George Balnbridge, who passed


—The sympathy of the'villagers Is given to the relatives of Mrs. Sarah


Brother Jack, ;Emmle and family; ; Jm! : f f i d


' DEATH OF AffiS. BAINBRIDGe!


to' her rest, at ‘iWestflield.” | on Fri-: day, at the age of sixty-three. The


Interment took place in St! Helen’s Churchyard,' on Monday. Floral tributes were sent by :


: ^ * I.Mflgjie,'Charlie apd AValterj Jackie, Ckulch^


lOE. ; • , . 1


XT, JULY 13. 10[-30 a.m.:


STOREY;, M.A. at 0-0. p.in.:


MR. J. w il :SCINSONi


Loans. BY THIS


^8. Loans SOCIETY.


■ £10 TO WITHorWrilHi .Call, Write


TheLeigl 7, LIBRARY


£1,000 ;


OUT k cURITY. or -'Phone,


lY ia f n r f


I: Loynd: Mr. and; Mis. Carr;, Mr. and Mis. A.,Speak and family; W. Booth' man, Annie and Emma; George, Edle and Jack; Jqei and Prances:^ Miss Hlndle; Mrs. 'Whittaker, Nellie and Jennie: Mrs. Whittaker and Jim, Sawley; Mr, and Mrs. ^.'SlinKer; Annie and family: Mh and Mrs. Sykes and Mr. and Mrs. Beddo.ws; Mrs. Tomlinson and Mary;! Mr,iand Mrs. Dooraham; Mr. and Mrs. Dpwnhill and family.


Kathleen and Barbara Hargreaves^; Annie, Mabel and Jack Brown; E.


CHATBURN


GlRLS’iCLUB.—Organised by the members of Chatburn Girls’ Club, a


whlst'drlve W Place in the Church Institute, on Tuesday nlght;^under the joint direction of'^Misses F. Jeffp and G. Rigby.; ■


were Mto M; Hatfleld,j .Mrs.. Vf- Isherwood, Mrs., J. Robinson :and


’The prize-winners


Mr. J . Lewis. |The last-named and Mrs. J. Duckworth , were.lsuccessful in a knock-out competition. ^


1st CHATBURN BROWNIE8.--By v Ithe kind Invltaltlohdf Mfs, Perclval,.


>dc 3T., BLACKBURNJ |


TH INE .6492.


W ed d y Stationery; CAKPS, Q «B BOXES, BTC.|


Advertiser jfc : Times, Office r —


BOROUGH


CATTLE a n d GENERAL MARKET,


] Brownie meeting was held at Fir Tree'House, on Monday,! when two of the Brownies were enrolled, after which games were played. '


MARTINS B ^ K . ‘


balance sheet of Martins'Bank to June 30th are indicative,, In their main features, of the; part which banking Institutions are,' playing In financing m the country’s war effort.. ; There is a


Figure's dltolOsed bv the! half yearly


a aterial expansion, as compared with d year ago, of the sums placed at me i isposal of the Government. The three £l’


and ■ IHENTHORI^


PARK, GREENACRE ^ST. PLAYGROWJD, CHESTER a v e n u e ; Ip l a y g r o u n d .


Noon,. bh 1941.


The above wi:l lie CLOSED, from Mid-night, on.:SATUR- Juiy, 1941, to 12 o’clofk SUNDAY, 2k , July,


12 o’clock DAY, 19th


G. ;


IHFTHERINGTON, Town Clerk.


Town- Clerk’s |Offlce, Clltheroe,,nth July, 1941.


At the . qua ’teriy meeting of the


.Clltheroe Eqfitable and- Industr aU Society, ;i Ltd., ,on Monday, It was reposed'that the


cash sales'for the period ending-ibst month, amounted to £20,904 _195, Id., compare^ with £19,21414s- S^d, for the corresponding quarter last ■year. An excellent report of the last CW.S. meeting In Manchester wa^ presented by Miss Har^eaves. It was decided to grant a. subscrip­ tion of £5 5srto St. Mary’s Hospital for Women, Ijlanchester.


SABDEN


the school sermons of the St. Nicholas I Sunday School! were held. The -preacher Rvell, ,'of Padlham. and at evensong the


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SCHOOL S^:RMONS.--On ^ Sunday n the morning was, toe Rev. E. Rpth-


. Simpson. 'Mr. Simpson organ for f)U'Services.


■Whalley Abbei-. Special music was; rendered by the choir, and- the school children,.who were trained: by Mr.-.E. was at the


ev. iCanon cIh. Lambert,"Warden of I


„ jdous that their- study class shbuld be-attended rather than orie . promoted, by • the Workers’ Educa-. ;l0n^ A:^oclatlon, or dny; similar body, which does not Inculcate , one


Vhy we your correspondents so


srt of theories but! alms to bp' edu-;' c a to a l 'ln a-wider, Sense? Your correspondents seem almost intol-


: : .MOIEte.


thhre' is a bias In the teaching^ of H^nriy George., I knew those few fanatics In the local movement


sir -I knew “ Ancient would be “ ih 6 r It ” by daring to assert that


wbuld invoke'the Creator to their side I The Henry George School postiilates; that their “ theories’ are'In 'accordance with'natural lalws,! that their " theories ” provide the ‘I missing link ", in the chain of absolute truth, and that ■ their “ theMies” will provide a paradise where all men and women will be Itee and prosperous; also that their “ theories” are iif tune with the lilfinlte'and will produce the kind of worid which the Creator intend- 1. jin other words, the Henry


I Let everyone see to it that our taclustrlallsts, who employ ';'their labour, are protected ,oh a^.^ue,


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iwW no matter what iwlltlcians fly say In or out of PMllament.


A;A;TA'rTERSADL.; * .".I * " ; !■ ■'


necbssaTy ■ munitions.--pald for by ’ Heltax-payers and by loans,'etc. : iWhen.thel war Is over,‘a u f won, we 'niust prpvide full wojk :for-our own- people-in our factorles;and'oa. th e ! land,! for: home and export, miarkets. ■


A in l . iTIMES, F B ID A y f


BOY’S Fatal fal QUARRY


Afternoon Tragedy at


o v e r b a l a n c e d 'WHILE TYING ON -BRINK OF CLIFF.


on Sunday afternoon, wh^Cn a nine-years-old boy, James ElHott Marshall, only son of Mr. and


A shocking _ tragedy occurred


Mrs, J. W. Marshall, of 7,.Rade- clyffe,street, was killed outright


' when he fell from the top of Salthlll Quarry, a distance of 70 ; feet, on to the rock.


Whilst at play with other boys tvho had tdken up positions behind the fenced-off-quarry, he was standing


on orie'.leg, cloSe to the rock face, attempting to fdsten his shoe lace, when: he' overbalanced and fell


backward. : , , - .


' The- deepest ^mpathypf all the townspeople Is extended to Mr., and Mis. Marshall Iri their great sorrow. A’ bright, cheerful lad. Elliott ;"was a scholar at the Pendle Junior


THE INQUEST.


day morning at the Borough Police ^ Court, by Mr. F. Rowland, the ,East Lancashire Corbner. Mr. R. Robin- Son; of Preston attended to w^tch the Interests of the quarry, owners. James' Willm'Marshall, givtag evidence i of Identification, said, his


An Inquiry w IS held on, Wednes­


soh left home about l-3() on .Sunday afternoon to attend the Methodist School: ln,Salthm-road;| .That was the fast: time he saw! him ; alive;, Occasionally his son -^veht for;^^a walk rafter scliool.. Although he could see quite ,well, he wore glasses because of a slight defect . In one eye. , Witness i added that he was notified of the accident' and subse­ quently Identified the body of his son at the mortuary attached to the Clltheroe Hospital


'


.also multiple Injuries and abraslofis: Tile Injuries were consistent with a fall down the .face of the cliff,


the Salthlll quarry .about '4-30 pm., and there found; deceased on his hack'at,the, bottom of| the quarry, his head being on the rock and his feet towards the foot |of tbe; cliff. Death'Was due to a fracture of the skull ' A further examination at the mortuary' revealed ' that the neck 'had been broken/, ’There were


Dr.' Oliver said he was called to


„feorge School is the “enlightened” repository from which the Creator dlscbVei's his “ true”- disciples. Iwriat are the facts? ’The'United Committee for the ■ Taxation of Landi Values, Ltd., has sprung into existence to promote Land Value Taxation and Free' Trade, and maintains that the only way Is to Impose a tax on the value of land, thusltaklng the, economic rent for public purposes; This Committee has 1 sprung Into exlstrfice as a result of the teachings I of Henry George, particularly from his bbok,


tor said death would be practically instantaneous; He did not think the boy would know anything about


, Answering the Coroner, the Doc­ -


be otherwise than biased In favour of one particular. philosophy and one-particular method?


truth of Henry George’s! teachings, .hor iam I concerned with the effects of Its application to modem prob­ lems of economic and soclal dlscon- Mnt,'but I feel; in all fairness to 1/lnclent’s ” argument, that he. or 'le,! Is right In suggesting a non- lased political economy as a )undatlon upon which to build the ,ght politico-edifice.


l l i ar a not.concerned with the RIVER RIBBLE.


GIRL ATHLETES i


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RIBBLESDALE SCHOOL’S I ANNUAL SPORTS.


^IRLS attending'the Rlbblesdale Senior Sefjool held their annugl


an increase over a year ago of more than £28 miUlons. ' They, are too a ratio of nearly 55'per 1 cent, of the bank’s total deposits. Liquid c ag ir t


tems of Treasury .deposit receipte 4,OOO,OO0,' Treasury bills £8,925,000 Investments £52,135,533 represent


sources- are also' higher at £26,421,711 against £22,988,821, a ratio. Of 19.M, Deporits themselves have risen t to £136,990,423, an Increase of £23,973,073


or 21.21 pr cent. There Is less calU in view of the .Government control of commodities, upon the bank’s,facilities, which are £7,341,220; lower/ at £35,900,527. In Other irespects.'.the


' , 1 SLAIDBURN


the occasion by Mr. E. Rigby. In a tories of'Janies, a team Captained by the Rev. C. Kettle defeated that of Mrs. G. W.aterworth;by 14 points


their monthly social Ini the open!oii Tuesday, In a field kindly lent for


to three. A pleasant time, wound up with a community supper. ,


Club’s weekly meeting was Mr. Sid­ ney Needofl, who Is att;iched to| |the panel of the Ministry | of Informa­ tion. His subject was “The Nazi Mind.” . '


Yesterday’s speaker at the Rotary' ■ • ■ • * * ,


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-dogs wUipen ducks as well.as'sheep; Alsatian obedlencp test displays, first-aid for animals competitions,


.N.A.R.P.A.C. (the -National A.R.P. Animals Committee) Rally. Along and Interesting programme wlllrfie : made uo of sheep dog trials—the


at Belle Vue, Manchester, tomorrow week (the 19th). the occaslon of the


What , may best be jdesbrlbedj as A Canine Cavacade ’’jis to be held


risers and animat guards who have helped to build up the organisation,


an-d have also taken part in danger­ ous rescue work.


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etc. In addition there will be an open salictloii show. | Certificates of merit will be presented to organ-


Slaldburn, Flre-w^tchors .hOjld


normal activities of the bank are Well maintained.


the Church Meadow crlckef.ground. large company bf parents, and


^Smme of events, into all of which Jie girls entered with zest,


Wends of the pupils was present,to vltness a most Interesting pro-


and' In presenting’this? Alderman J, H ;Satterthwalte complimented Ihe scholars on the general excellence of'itheir display.


)f ;| senior champion, and Audrey 31ark, junior champion. ‘!A” Form wdn the Form trophy,


Jean Dawsbnl, won the distinction '


G.;i 2, FormIb];. 3, Form la.^ ■ Netball Shootmg, Senior;!/!, Fbrm


Appended kre;the results:— Netball Shoottag, Junior: - 1. Form


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A.; 2, Form H::;; 3,' Form Ha. FArch andTuimel ; 1, Form A; lark, la.; : 2, Doris Levett. Ib;


Edna Holt, la. ■ • Flat Race,190 yds. Senior: 1, Jean


orm HI; 3, Form lai, : CFlat Race, 80 ;^ds.. Junior :1, Audi-e;


Dawson. A.; ! 2, Beryl Booth lia; Kathleen Hargr:aves. III. : 1 : S Netball Passing! in. two’s :: !.l, Maud;


Spencer, Patricia West, Ilb;,i 2, Vera Snimrt, Alberta Beard, Hb;i 3, Joan ' pencer, Connie Baxter, A. | ;


osemary. Tomlinson Ib. ,


C Skipping Race, Junior!; - 1; Audrey Rlark, la; 2,1 Eileen Pearson la;- High Jump,TJunlor: ' 1, Pamela


HoMen, la; 2, mirieline:Rigby, C.; Patricia Colesj ro. Ruby Alston; la., H. Dressing Race: l, Phyllis Maudsley,


a; 2, Lily Iimg.Ta; 3,: Jean Dawson


^Hlgh Jump,!Seni5r; l[ Jean-Taylor, n t , Jean .Smith, Ha: 3j Beryl Booth; Ha., Ruth To«on, Hb ! . jSlow Cycle'Race; 1, Jean Cross, A., 2,/Dorothy Jadkson, A.;I 3, Davldtoa


Biggins, fa, ! , .' ' '■!' '1:l!iree-legged Egg and Spoon • Race


oan Spencer,! Connie Baxter, A. FRelay Race,'Junior; 1, Form Ib;


2,-Bessie Garnett. Mary Cottam, J/ Hazel. Turner. Jean Taylor, III;


,■ Final orderibf Forms i: A.i.Ia., Ill, WIIKTLED DOWN.


orm fa.; 3, Form C. . , Relay Race; I Senior..1, Form III 2.' Form-Ha; 3. Form A. ■


na., Ib„ C„ 111}.


DFrance / is i still alive, said M; . - uchesne In a recent broadcast. 'When


'countrvmen 1 :it' BeauVals ' someone started to whytle. . Others took up the Darlan had to retire


Admiral Darran began to address, his


retrain and abashed;


! , ports'on Wediiesday afternoon, on


‘ I Prbgress and Poverty.” i . .; .' I in face of these facts, how can It


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fllfl, about: 70 feet in height. His head reposed oh a boulder. A shoe was missing from his,left foot. It was found a fewjeet away, the lace being untied. . Nearby was a pair of spectacles, thp left lens of which was missing; The boy was laid some six feet from an Iron pipe


the scene and finding-the boy on his hack in a gplly at the ;base of a


P.C.


FELL 70 Crabtree spoke to ylsitlng


■ J - .FEET.


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r u i JY U . 1941.


INTO Salthill


SHOELACE


“ PLAYED fl’HERE LOTS OF IMES.”


Godfrey Hociley (13), of 32a. King!


street, sDOke m m'jetlng Marshall: and Monk and to climbing through' the'Vrirerfencfe, Replying to' the (jJoroner.'he said


with,other boys.


he was aware that he should not have gone Inslie the fence. -. But he had been them lotspf times playing


and Waterloo Methodist Sunday Schools.' His father Is a well-known' Methodist local preacher;. ,


trench just inside, the! gate,, and a pile of sods. ':ie told the two boys to stay near the soqs while he went back for the | other lads whom he had left at thJ trench, a good dis­ tance away. He was returning with, them when Me nk came running to­ wards him, !;iaylr g ‘fElliott has. fallen over the cll:f.”; ; At first he thought it'-was a, joke, but Monk assured him. that :ie was speaking the truth. Looking over the cliff they could sci; Eli ott at the foot, [who was nearby, was' hap'oened.'


and a soldler. e told what had 1 ■iTie' Coroner; l] appreciate the


fact that'you have'tojd the truth, and it Is very frank of you to make a clean breqst.of It. ' You are the eldest of thesi} boys, and I cannot help thlrtklng that you were a kind of ringleader. Witness; Yes, sit.


boys -against playing near' the- quarry in fu nre and to impress upon them thJ-da iger of dging so.


Hooley promised to caution other


said he was o i th; road leddlng to, the top of t ie ’quarry about 4-15, when 'he saw some boys running.- There was a fence running along


Gunner Rojert Henry Coleman pbsSESS THE ADDED BEAUTY OF A EUGENE WAVE


the top,, and It Was In good orderi' tVhen told what had happened, he went round to the base of the, quarty and found the boy dead. He at mice causpd a ddctof and the. police to be Info^ed.i The' body had not been arrived.


LAND NOT


disturbed when they GiviNja!'WAY.


road, managing director of Messrs. James Carter anl Sons, Ltd.,, thfe owners of the quirry.isaid-he was Informed abort 5 p.m.;that a fatal accident had " )ccurred,;and he went at once , to th ^e spot. the quarry In Iques


John Cartet Bhrtoil, Henthorn- Prepare for Harvest!


commenced; wjlthlh a short distance. There was no suggestion that any of the land wasT giving way. -A three-wire fence | had, been placed at!the top for protection.; Witness added that His'firm had been put. to a lot of trouble by' boys-getting Into the quairv om Sundays. The Coroner suggested that the


attention of the public should be directed by notice to .possibility of danger, nnti warning people .not to climb through thn fencei Mr. Carerlrepljed that the sug­


^hlch passed I over the cliff to the bottom of the!quarry. He conveyed tbe jbody' to the mortilary.


the tpp of the cliff from which the ooyi appeared to have fallen, but could find no marks. A grass verge extended from the top of the cliff to the road, a.distance of about 45 feet,' and enclosed by a gopd' three- wire fencd. 1


■'witness added that he -examined


Indication that, the grass at the top of the cliff had been disturbed? /


The Coroner: ! Did you find any


broken away at all. This ; is' surely not a playground


Witness: . No, sir; it had not


lor children?—Children, do fre­ quently play: there, sir.


dangerous ' and hazardous, play- isround.. This! is the-first case I lave. had‘arising out'of such an


It seems to ' me an extremely


Incident at this quarry.- Are there any police records of any former fatality?—I don’t think so, though I have heard it said that fifty years ago a couple lost their liveS; there.


there Is a good fence around the quarry!?—Yes. -


Mr. Robinson:' You, are satlsfl^


with Elliott' at • the time of the aciildent, Geoffrey Monk (9)„of 10, SalthiU-terrace, stated that' at 3 o’clock on Sunday: afternoon, he left St. Mary’s School and. In com­ pany with another boy, Keith Mar- gerlsoh, went to the junction bf Alblori-street and Waterloo-road, where! they' met Elliott Marshall. They asked him If he would go for a )vaik| up; Salthlll, and he agreed, On the! way ;to Salthlll he '(\vltness) called! at his home. At the iquarry 'ntraiice was a gate and a trench, irid It was at the trench thqt they


COlilPANION’S EVIDENCE. Oneiof the lads who was playing


down'. . ■


I do not know what steps can be takeii 'to prevent trespass effectu­ ally and fatalities of this sort hap­ pening; hut I no| hope the publicity given to thls| inquest will serve as a sufficient: warning.


The Co'ron^er: I must confess that ■ ■ r r .


Wdst Cox, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cox. of“ Northdene,” Clitherpe7 road, .'Whalley, was married at the Cohgregatlonal Church, Great Har^


. Leading Alrcraftnjan Harold Jas,


tal death,” the (Joroner Said he was quite satisfied that the firm;,had taken' reasonable precautions' ‘ and, were blameless. | It was a very sad case. A life that might have proved useful to the commufalty had been thrown away/ One could only hope m t the boy ! had hot pled in vain—- that hothlng of a . similar nature would happen again. He tendered sympathy with the parents In their "grief-and loss. |


Returning I a; verdict of "Acclden-.


Robinson' associated himself with the Coroner’s remarks.- Mr. Marshall, I In feply, thanked


On behalf of Messrs. Carter, Mr. . ,


the doctor‘and the-police for all they had pone! j


I '! INTERMENT.


nesday afternodri at St, Mary’s Cemetery, •! the. Rev. G.' C. Shovel officiating. I The! two superintend­ ents at-'Vmterloo' Methodist Sunday School, Mr. J. wrlgley and'Mr, C. Duckworth, | and! the dead' boy’s teachers, Mr. T. A.. Wrlgley. and Mr, W; CowperthwaIto, ,acted as bearers. . Floral japd otnerj Tributes were sent by the I following; , Dad,'Mum, Edith! and: Beatrice: Uncle Edwiard, i Aunt Nellie and Edna; .(SrandoU and' Grandma;


The furieijal took place on Wed?


played for about a quarter of ah hour, jdurlng. which time they were


•Which led to the top of the quarry; They got through the fence and on to the grass verge between the road


joined by two other boys, Godfrey arid Iformati Hooley. Godfrey said tolhlm and Elliott, “ Come with me,” and the throe followed the road-


and the . quarry/ ' There was' a pUe of sods and a pipe which led from the top to the bottom of the quarry. Hooley then went back to the other boys, leaving Marshall and himself together; He djd not go near , the edge of the quarry, but EUlptt did, saying, -“YoU' can see everything In the quarry from here.”; . '


' The Coroner: r understand that you then gav'e him some good advice,


What did you say? . Witness;! I said to hlm,,“Conie


away' from the edge, and fasten your shoe lace.” His lace was un­ tied, and when'he lifted his foot up to tie It, he overbalanced. At the time, he was standing with hls.back to the edge of the cliff. I- went at orieb to tell the other boys what had happened.


■: Answering the Coroner, witness agreed that It was a regular play­ ground, saying he had hlmSelf been there on about twenty occasions. The Coroner: Will you promise me


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nqt to go there again, and will you tell- the other boys the same?—Yes, sir, I will I ' ■.: I '


Aunt Llzzlel Uncle Walter ahd Aunt Maggie: Aunt LlfezleJ Uncle Andrew, Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Sara; All at 34, Castle-street: Edward and Meg: Mfi.'iThompsqn: Josle; Joan an^ all: •Bnan: N[r. and Mrs. Aspin;, Ethel Rpblhsoni and Esther Rush-


Neighbours! In'!Rade.clyffe-street; Waterloo Methodist Church and Sunday School;' Scholars and Staff at Pendle Junior School; and - ■. “ In remembrance of a little play­


ton: Mr. apd Mrs. 'T, W F00I6; the .........


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mate. Another flower lit God's garden.”-j-Froni Godfreji, Geoffrey, Keith and 'Norihah..'


RS p;.S.P.C.A.


total of 56 fconvictions obtained bv the R.S.P.C.A.1 ,iin respect of cruelty to animals-during June, 1941,' a consider? able reduction in number* to that of t Jiine, 19401 )ffhen|the total was 108. Of


Lancashire contributed one ■ to the


ihese convictions four- were secured for arifrineements of! tbe Warble Fly. order, ind the failure to treat cattle accord-


; even conylctlons for cruelty to ducks; from life t i two' years..


and four tor pigs.' Five /persons were dlsqualifledi from keeping a dog or holding a dog licence-under the Cruelty • to Dogs.A/t, 1933, for/periods ranging


when evm’ ounce of food means so much to tire war effprt, and there were four instances; of, using unlicensed premises 83 knackeryards. Otherwise tbC chief sufferers were horses. In re­ spect of wmcli'there were 15 successful convictions: and |a total of, 13 in connec­ stion with dogs. I Iri addition therp were


ngly-ra sprious | offence ffixthese days


: Wilkinson, youngest daughter;! of 'Mt, and Mrs. Fred' Wilkinson,: of “North’ Field,” Park Lane, Great Harwood. The'ceremony was per? forfned by the Rev. Geoffrey Walker', M.|A;, and Miss Marlon Perry was at the organ. !


wood, on Saturday, to Miss Nprah , - ”


father, wore !a blue two-piece suit trimmed with dyed fox fur, with burgundy:accessories, and.carried a bohquet of sweet peas. Mrs. Leslie Fogg, matron; of honour, had a bur­


The bride, given away by her


attendant; In the-Royal Navy: the j/dungest son df Mr. and MrS.'War-', den, r. Coronation-terrace, Langho, and Miss LiUan Slater, daughter of: Mr. and -Mrsi Slater, ;Pleasingtoa Old Cottage, Pleaslngtoni /were .arrled oh Tuesday, at the Billing-' . Roman Catholic Church, by the


Mr. Thomas‘Warden, a sick berth,


Rev, Father Geoghegan. , Children of St. Mary’S;'School, Langho,' tpok part In the musical portion of the ceremony,?wlth Miss-Duffy at the


organ. 'i ;


gundy two-piece- With moss green achessories,. and bouquet of carna­ tions/ .•!'! ■ I■/, ■ ,'


by her brother-in-law, Mr. [Joha Bleasdale, wore white lacd andisatla qver a satin] skirt, head-dress/of orange blossom:and net, and Shoes, ajnd'gloves to! tone. She carried ,a. bouquet }>f pink caniatlori3.1


I The -bride, who was'given 'away- I ■':


low, brother-in-law of the bride­ groom, and the ;groorasmeh, Mr.. F. Murray and Mr/A. 'Barton: Messrs. F. Murray and A. Barton were the


The best man was Mr. P, R. Cat- usTers. ' ,


reception at the Palatine Cato, the newly-married pair leaving, later


The ceremony was foUwed ijy a


for their honeymoon in the Lake Dhtrlct. The bride travelled In! a pi; lid costume with bufgundy acces- sohes. ■ .


TOWNLEY-KNIGHT. .


at the weddliig.'on Saturday, at the Cc ngregatlonal Church, of Mr. John Tpwnley! (on leave from H.M.


! The Rev, ; J. A. Sln|:lair officiated rf.. KINDNESS


Forces), of ,66. Moor Lane, to Miss Lily Knight, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Knight, ofj The Crescent, Edisford-rbad, CUtheroe, ;


Marsden, the bride was attired in a smart multi-coloured dress, with coht of the inew saxe shade, navy


Given away by Mr. Janies Hy.


. Mfe Molly Knight (sister) also wore , a multi-coloured dress, with blue CO it, navy hat, and shoes and glove’s to tone. She carried a bouquet of sweet peas.! Mr. Jqck Casson,! of Ghatbufn, was -best man,' and Mr. Jajmes H. Marsden, CUtheroe, was groomsman.


h£t and accessories. She carried pink carnations.. As bridesmaid,


. Mr. R. Halstead was at the organ and hymns sung during the service were “ O Father, all-creating ” and “<J God of Bethel.”


,! The honeympon Is being spent: at Blackpool.


: Mme' twenty guests were enter- , talned at Carey’s cato. King-street:


. J, A, Sinclair, and ,a Lloyd loom .linen basket,and bread bln from co? ' workers of' the, bride at’ Chatburri


M il. Mr. and Mrs. Townley will make No. 15, The! Crescent, thelt home.


mbngst! the -numerous presepts w^; a New!Testament from the-Rev.'


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I: turned to' 'happy smiles a boy’s bitter tears,


And helped ]a dying, friend his doubts ;and fears.


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cheered a poor old blind man on his sightless way;


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______kindness broughtito me, great joy to-day:


small: forget.!


I- met a homeles? refugee, and le t ; - him see ' . ,/ ■ : •


That he, accepting my poor aid. had honoured me; .. ! ^


And sent a ray of sunshine through. 9 'despair and gloom.;. , j


.


iOf this eternal,, endless, worlds-/; sublimity.


I bow In reverence before the mystery ■


Are but the' sordid, empty dreams : ! ' of vanity.


Self-glory, titles, riches, pomp and^- ' pride to me . . , ':


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'But blessed are they -who leave ■behind! a worthy, thought: I


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! ■ . E. OXBURGB. ■ T "


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We leave this world, exactly as we ! i came^wlth nought,.;


A grain of .wlsdojri'humbly added toj mankind,..'[ •


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Welghsmore than all thelgojd man . ever left behind.


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I lit the lamp of hone amid impend-, ing doom,


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worked for nearly 1 quite recently wqrk had been re-,


Etlon had not been twenty years, but


.'That part of BINDER TWINE. BEST QUALITY. AMPLE STpCKS. KEEN PRICES.


Preston Farmers’Trading Society, Ltd AGRICULTURAL HALL, CLITHEROE. ’Phone 291.


gestion had: already: been . con­ sidered, but'that In other-places where such notlcfes had been put In position, chlldreil had pulled them


MARRIAGES COX-rWILKINSON. WARDEN-*-SU’TER.;


Permanent Vaves that combine PermanencyWith Natwal Beauty ' are created in;these Salons by experienced operators. . .


Waving by afl methods, including the new JAMEL non-heatlng. system'. Solei Ucei^see CHRII^T'Ei. NATURAL/.WAVE CUT.


WAl^H’S, Ladies’ & Gent.’s Hairdressers, 7I PRESTON NEW ROaId , BLACKBURN. ’Phone 5923,


■ FRIDAi^' [jjULY


ICcrtlfledi aalei i aceed 6,000 'copies -per /-.■week)-.;.-.:-:,, r


Black-oirt lUe, '.To-nl|ht .‘(Friday), 11-24 pm.. |||i


' that endils m!r>?ibelng made and the ' Sub-Cqmmlttee: charged with the !' duty of 'settling ' ■ arising In the-'preparatlon pf plaM


■ flre-partles and' t’ . Fire watchlhf , , im l f ja n -h o u r rb e toU , - , , -t


’ cutheroe’s flre?watchlng s?heme. Is In ffiU bl?eratloh,' ptogreM :tp*Mto,


■-'while' It cahndti!y6t be s’alditbat


' have made,one! or two decisions ?f! general'Interest; ; Ohe, relates to


I or wotnen; ;-J’IpreUnvunbOr-qf/fire^^ ; parties required for-each' scheme submitted «andi approved , be determined-, by the..«ub-ifcoraraUtee,


■ In the case of business -premises,! employees ai'e '-under legM' Obllg


resources., ThCre are' InstancesJ jof. course, 6f occunants'flnding/thqm-f selves unable jto jjoln in , a“group scheme in d a^o unable to operate a scheme of their own,'perhaps having / too few employees of the: approprlMe tee.- ■ In these casM,; the duty ]df fire-watching reverts to the -Corporation,, who .■will' jbei requlredlto ijlan afid .mahj'pchemesl hot only for these buslne'ss;premises and Corporation properties but also fpr the re^dentlal areas.of the toTOii


prepared ocljupants of b^jbibjns: business 1 premises;’ pooling- their


B ’wiU he] sufficient,


but in the generglilty/of-cases ope ... . , ----- - In several .aVe been


ties group! schemes; Aa'


matron of hohour, Mrs. Sadie iWar? den,;the bridegroom’s'slsterrln-law,. :


wore a rose pink dress; head-dress. . of pink net, and carried pink and; cream sweet peas. Two attendants, ■ Misses Teresa' Bleasdale and Betty ; ■Warden, inleces pf the bridegroom, wore white satin dresses with pint and white head-bands,-and carriea ; posies of :Whlte and pink sweet peas. Messrs. Harry, and Georg4 Wardpn, brothers of the bridegroom,-iwere best man and groomsman respec--" tlvely. A recpptlon followed at the 1 Cd-operatlve jCato,.WhaUey. ; , j ,


groom was aj gold signet ring. To- the‘bride, the bridegroom [gave: a r gold ^wrist-witch, and bracelets to'


The bride’s'present to’tlip bride- ' the bridesmaids. '"[■ ’


' tjiat this .represents th'^i.real .Attl-' tilde of the people of the borough. The t)robabuitiy. Is that -.residents are awaiting more .precise, details of' vvhat Is irequlifed' lahd ■when ithey!


■ tlon to perfoi mlfite'-watching duti . and may be (omoelled to act. Ffie-f! watchers; for other! premises are-to! be recruited oh a-'voluntary basis,:, but If a Sufflrfeht'number of yolun-; teers' Is not forthcoming! compul­ sion can] and. Willi be- applied,' I So lar,' .only'. t'lree ilvoluntoerSiihave come forward! Wo cannot believe


, realise'that all what iiSi.needed 18 ' that people in'- a 'given area; snaU, undertake flr!e-wajchlng duties con- j(thel!iucu own;homes,! sharing:


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' who ' have i ajrejady i done i such-! ffiib work' in^ their Rectors, are to he


' required! ougm^otl to Interfere with A.R.P. work.] Tne air raid wardens,’


■Properly orgaffised schemes, need not' InVoiye quljy -mbre, thah once a WfCk/or even ortcaa fortnight, and people win surely be ready enough to accept that I In j defence of their own homes, especially £b thev -'WH act '.in; conjunction ' 'With! their neighbours. ' 'The!' extra duty so


' The Reglonpl! Ccmimlssloner! has ordered fire-watching' in Clltheroe and wUi seb'that it Is done. If one procedure, falls, 'another . vriirf be


'asked to orgmlse these, “ good neighbour ”/! arraAgeinehts,'• They will set about'their task In their own way and ought to receive the encouragement of ready response,


• tried, and the Second wav Is not , Ukelyi to be:1m Irksome, clltheroe'


. .'qualnis about Ithe: success of itHe new appeal; 0nj?.e the neOd is -Aiade clear and the scheme Is explained the


has such a fine reebrd of voluntary service that there/need'- be |ino


- In detail , to the Residents of ^ ’" borough. ‘ ! ■ • ■


. W., Ward, of Sheffield, a prominent Industrialist '^hof had .Important' business Interests in many'parts ,of the country died at Sheffield on Monday, aft ;ri two months lUnesS.


- Mr. Joseph War^, -chairman . and managing dl|;ector of Messrs. Thos.


. Mr. Ward was Master Cutler in. 1931-32; and two years ago received the,honorarV,degree of Doctor,.of Laws,of Sheffield University. 'He was chalrmdn and Joint managing dlrectorof R bhlesdale (lement, Ltdl Clltheroe, ard.mahaglngdltectofqf


. .Rlbblesdale: '3etaeht Works were in . progress!-'and'!.when, later, the


' who came In contact with him'//Mr. Ward came fairly frequently to .Oltheroe at the time when negoti­ ations for tt e establishment of- the


the.Horrocki fo!rd Lime Works. Mr. ■Ward’s passing is, deeply ‘ lamented. ^ all buslmss associates and those


MAUE) iiaoaJlig J&iuccyijr M


Hlbi (oml


those diitles'! equally, we feel|sure; the response will,'! be' ’ satisfactory.


''3arl


iilbol anj


/lerl : ilnjf i!Ot| !31al : or.’l Of'


/ itad' continue until suinlse.; and parties are to comprise three'mem


-tu, iR '• ■;,!'■;:■! ! ■' ' " /] 'h . , ,Hooley added that there was a- , : . - [Hd kT OE W 0 TH N EEK ,T DUH|Q HI BTKNI8. E HOIJDATSI YOUIL WANT A CYCLE !


Supplies come iii very slowly but we have still a good variety bl CYCLES, including:-!


RUDGE, I


DAWES, HOPPER.


Every Cycle carries the usual ASPDEN Guarantee.


ASPDEN,


KING STREET,! GUTHEROE. Tel 81 Still tbe 'Shop with the Tremendous Selection,


WE irWITE YOU to Inspect the splentUd variety of Household & Agricultural Ironmongery.


Ii you are interested in FIREPLACES please see. the new MODELS IN lOUR SHOWROOMS.


E. DAWSON, ; 28/30,1 PARSON LANE,


TEL , 382. CLITHEROE.


TO-DAY (FRIDAY)


-National Air I House to Ho


SUNDAY


Echoo!l 10-30 C Play__


____Science'at jHeys ■ House 3-15 p|m/ . i/ - - - „ 'r


■ Social Meeting Methodist (Wes


ongregational 1030 rind 64)


Moor Lane ChulbhSeivlces am. and 64) p.m


l^.ky) 'Church:


Raid Defence! iip CoUectioh. |


Fund: TO-MORRoW (SATURDAY)


[National! Air'Raid Defence Fund; Flag. •Day.


at 10-30


ivsrsaiy Servloei 00. r Be-tJniqn,


Cmlrrii:- Seimcos.l.it liSOil


of Henry jOeorM School of ■"WBrann. Guei


Downham Hall ; |'64rdens open .! to-7


’! MONDAY:! -'I' - ! t ';'! ! Methodist CWCsjey) iChunfii: Sunto. School Annlwrsary Lecture to fhe,


The PalleSSm /Ifwonday M and W6. to frldav, 7-30. Sa urdpy


M5(matlne^).6-0. and 8-15.^ ,


The Grand; I day,' Friday


^ e s d a y , .i.Thursday, Friday./.T-rSO.j ' Wednesday rind Saturday,_6-p and


- .WeSe^ay, 2j30. i.Saturc£y, Z-IS... /King tarie Picture Hall:. Mondw


■ * 8-16:!' MatmeC; Saturday,-. 2-16/1, 1;.;


Oo-operaUve-Piptures, galley/ iMon? rS ay to FrWk ,7-30. Saturday, ,64) and8-16. i[ ■:■,


The Rialto, Blackburn: Matinee ^Uy, 2-30 Contmuous/MCnday. to Friday


'Clitheroei'Auctlpn Ma^rt .Co. Ltd/^ Sale ; ,


TUESDAY ;


.n&uv Sale at (‘The Beeches,” THURSDAY!: FR U X ,


Mayoress’s Comforts Fund: ; BIDAY: ■ „


wEDNESdIaY: ■.]:; ':/ | '.11 and


/ r ‘| ; : ,■]. /i--'


Olltheroel Auction l;Mart po. iLtd.-;- Gradlng at 9-30 a.m. -


i im S a tu rd a y , 24i0.64) and 84)., , ;■


! i ‘l ' ,


of Newly-cafved Cows ahd Helfprs,. • at 10-^'a.ni', ' ' ■ ;


Spiwia^i. at


m


.Issq


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